Primatologists Natalia Reagan and New York University professor of anthropology Dr. Todd Disotell who are also both judges on the “1O Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty” TV show have offered new and aspiring Bigfoot hunters a little advice. In a recent interview the team offered up some tips that are sure to help Bigfoot hunters in their efforts to find proof of the illusive creature. As the popularity of Bigfoot or Sasquatch continues to grow by leaps and bounds with more television exposure like hit shows Finding Bigfoot and 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty more people are taking to the woods in hopes of themselves finding proof of Bigfoot or the creature itself. If your thinking of joining in on the fun and excitement and getting outdoors in search of Bigfoot then take a look at the Bigfoot hunting tips and advice from Dr. Disotell and Reagan listed below and maybe you will be the one to finally prove once and for all that Bigfoot really does exists.

1. Think Like a Primate

“Think about what exactly are you looking for? What is this primate like? If, for example, you believe that Bigfoot is nocturnal, look for it at night. If Sasquatch, in your mind, is a vegetarian that loves berries or eating mushrooms, then go looking for areas rich with berries and mushrooms.”

2. Change Your Theories

Science is a process: You have a hypothesis, you test it and, if it’s proved wrong, come up with a new hypothesis. “I watched these contestants change theories as they gained more information,” said Reagan. “They would see things in the forest and talk to other Bigfooters and were surprised about the information the other Bigfooters had, and were willing and open enough change their hypothesis.”

3. Know What Hair Looks like

Not once but twice, the judges were presented with hair samples from Bigfoot, only to discover, after analysis, that they were moss. “They actually cut out my line, I’m so bummed,” Reagan revealed. “It was the second episode, and it was the second time they got moss as hair, and I remember just yelling at them, “No mas, moss!” Perhaps the bilingual joke was lost on producers.

4. Know Your Scat

Dr. Disotell built a mobile DNA lab specifically for the show (something Reagan would love to take on her expeditions to Panama, where she studies spider monkeys; sadly, the equipment remains the property of Spike TV), but if you don’t have one of those, it can be months between the time when you pick up your Bigfoot sample and you discover that it’s from just a bobcat or a bear.

Well the ratings for the new 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty series and in and well they aren’t all that great. These low numbers come as no surprise to me after watching the first two episodes i was not very impressed and will not be watching any future episodes. The promises of Bigfoot research being done with a scientific approach on the show were not quite fulfilled and the survivor like reality show aspect of teams competing to stay on show falls flat. Like most Bigfoot enthusiasts i am always open minded and ready to watch just about anything Bigfoot related but this just is not worth the time. Also the attitudes of some of the so called “Bigfoot Hunters” and their belief that Bigfoot has to be killed to obtain proof of its existence is not one i am in agreement with.

Nielson’s rating numbers for the show were released from FutonCritic.com for time segments of all day, prime time, and the 10/9 central time slot. For the metric of “all day” the show didn’t even rank in the top 100 cable shows. In the prime time metric the 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty came ranked #35 with 633,000 viewers. For the 10/9 central time slot the show was beat rating wise by quite a few shows including Modern Family, Full House, Bearing Sea Gold, After the first 48 hours, Dead Files and more. Perhaps these number rise as the show moves forward but i would be surprised if that is the case. What is likely pre-scripted drama and more questionable at best Bigfoot research techniques the show seems headed in one direction and it not upward.

This new upcoming Bigfoot show has been generating some interest in and around the Bigfoot community from positive to negative. 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty will premiere on Spike TV on January 10 at 10/9 central time. The show will be hosted by Dean Cain and will feature teams of Bigfoot explorers on the search for proof of Bigfoot for a chance to win the prize of 10 Million bucks. The teams are made up of trackers, zoologists, Bigfoot hunters, and scientists and they must prove to a group of experts that they have found proof that Bigfoot does indeed exists. These teams will search in some of the famous Bigfoot “hotzones” around the United States using state of the art technology and their own special search techniques to try and find Bigfoot. There will be mobile DNA labs to test scientific evidence and samples collected by the various teams search the wilderness for this elusive creature.

I am sure there will be some very well “interesting” research techniques being used by these teams of searchers on 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty series and if nothing else it may offer some entertaining mishaps. With all the odd and questionable we have seen from programs like Finding Bigfoot its hard to believe these teams can do any worse. The $10 million dollar prize is underwritten by Lloyd’s of London although im sure not many of us believe this has much likelihood of being paid out.

A new film is set to be released which takes a look at the modern day search for Bigfoot and the Bigfoot hunters on the search. American Sasquatch Hunters: Bigfoot in America will include such leading Bigfoot researchers as Dr. Jeff Meldrum, Tim E. Cassidy, Eric Altman, Billy Willard, Stan Gordon, Steve Kulls, and David P. Dragosin. The film promises a look inside the psyche of these Sasquatch hunters and some of the modern technology being used to search for the illusive creature. Find out which aspects of Sasquatch, theories, and facts they believe in and don’t believe in. The film is being produced by Warren Croyle and J. Michael Long and released by Reality Entertainment. This looks like a very interesting film and should be of interest to most Bigfoot believers and skeptics alike.American Sasquatch Hunters: Bigfoot in America Trailer:

The crew of Finding Bigfoot was recently in Australia in search of the Yowie. The Yowie is the name given to the Australia’s Bigfoot. The Finding Bigfoot team claims that they have been able to obtain some very compelling audio recordings of the Yowie. The crew were on an expedition through the forest area’s of the Queensland and NSW border when they reportedly came across Yowie evidence. Could the renowned Bigfoot hunters which include Cliff Barackman , Matt Moneymaker, Ranae Holland, and James Fay have found proof that the Yowie is alive and roaming in the Outback.

Finding Bigfoot cast member James “Bobo” Fay said that this expedition may be the best as far as audio recordings that the team has ever had. Fay said in two separate locations they were found activity that is directly attributed to the Yowie. Here are some more Bobo quotes on the new Yowie evidence found by Finding Bigfoot team.

“We got some really compelling audio,” he said.

“It is not a known species, I can tell you that. One of the details (convinces us) there is nothing else it could have been.”

Fay is still “stoked” with having captured the Australian yowie sound on tape.

“When at first we all heard it, we were like, ‘No way’,” he recalls.

“If you were in North America, you could have written off one of the compelling things we heard as being a large bear. But there are no large bears here.”

This new Yowie evidence is set be aired as part of Finding Bigfoot Season 3 which will of course be shown on Animal Planet.